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Hello everyone. I am writing about my peer K.C. She will be a new bsn grad in May 2006. She just found out that she was pregnant. So she will be about 5 months pregnant when she graduates. I was wondering if she will be eligible as a brand new hospital employee to get maternity leave, paid or unpaid. I mean they cant deny her maternity leave right? She does not have a job yet but will it be smart if she started applying for jobs now, get hired, and then tell them shes pregnant after. Or should she just be straight forward with future employers. She fears that hospitals will not hire her because she will be 5 months pregnant. Please help. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks for the advice. I hope we both get into Emory as well :). I bought the Kaplan GRE review book and I hope that helps.

I started out at LaGuardia community college fresh out of high school in September 2001. Yes it is true that even if you have a 3.7 or maybe even a 4.0 you might not get in. Too many students are trying to get into these cuny nursing schools and they just don't have enough space. I am graduating from a SUNY school in May 2006 with my BSN. I totally wasted one year at LaGuardia. I say go to a four year college where you can get a BSN. At Suny four year universities once they except you into the school of nursing your in and thats it. You don't have to worry about getting into the classes you need because they are yours before anyone else. All of these CUNY schools are the same. If you think about it CUNY means CITY University of New York. CITY aka The BIG APPLE aka Too many people trying to do the same thing you are. I would not waste my time with these schools because I would not be where I am today if I didn't smarten up. And the friends I left behind and begged to make the same move I did, they are not even doing Nursing anymore because they could not get into any programs whether it be LaGuardia or Hunter. So they gave up out of frustration. Try SUNY downstate in Brooklyn or SUNY Universities in upstate NY. I did not want to go away because I loved the city so much. But going away was the best thing that has ever happened to me. :)

Hello everyone. I am new to allnurses.com. I am applying in about two weeks to Emory Universities Graduate Womens Health Nurse Practitioner Program. The only thing that makes me nervous is taking the GRE. I suck at math and I really want to go to this school. This school is also very expensive. For 12 credits they want almost $14,000. This program is 39 credits. WOW. I am from New York. This will be my first time in Atlanta considering if I get in. Emory makes you pay for graduate housing on your own every month, it is excluded from tuition. I was thinking about working on weekends to pay rent and maybe just get my own apartment. Is this possible. I will be a new grad in May 2006. Should I start looking for a part-time position at a hospital close to Emory? Thanks.